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Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer. In 1984, she became the first Indian woman to climb the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest . [ 3 ] [ 1 ] She was awarded the third highest civilian award in India, Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2019.
Arunima Sinha was born in Ambedkar Nagar near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Her father was in the Indian Army and her mother was a supervisor in the health department. She has an elder sister and a younger brother. After her father died, her mother tried to take care of her family. [10] Arunima liked football and also was a national volleyball player.
First Gujarati sisters to climb Mount Everest, Aditi Vaidya (25 yrs.) and Anuja Vaidya (21 yrs.) Reached the top on 22 May 2019. They are from Surat. [8] Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu - climbed Mount Everest seven times. In 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest [9][10]
D. K. Khullar. Darshan Kumar Khullar is an Indian mountaineer, writer and a former Brigadier of the Indian Army. [1] He led the Everest expedition which included Bachendri Pal and Phu Dorjee that summitted the peak in May 1984. [2][3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1984.
In 1984, the fourth Indian expedition was led by Darshan Kumar Khullar and recorded a total of 5 ascents, including that of Bachendri Pal, the first woman summiteer from India - all from the South side (Nepal). Lieutenant Colonel Prem Chand was the deputy leader. [43] [44]
Swami Satyamitranand. Swami Satyamitranand (19 September 1932 – 25 June 2019), usually known as Swami Satmitranand Giri was a Hindu spiritual guru. He was born on 19 September 1932 in the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, as Ambika Prasad. [ 1] He was crowned [when?] the Jagatguru Shankaracharya of an Upapeeth [which?] of Jyotir Math.
Arati Saha (later Arati Gupta, born 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian long-distance swimmer. She was best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959 at the age of 19 [1][2][3][4] In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth ...
Uttarkashi is generally known as a holy town close to Rishikesh. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Uttarkashi is home to a number of ashrams and temples and also to the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. The name of the town reflects its similarity to and location (as north of) the city of Kashi (Varanasi).